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With Apple and Google seeking more ways to get money from app users, it’s clear that the mobile app marketplace is a promising road to big profits. According to a recently published infographic, iPhone users are more profitable than Android holders; at …
The Cloud Hits the Catwalk
The cloud’s gotten itself a foothold in just about every industry now, and evidently, the catwalk is no exception. We’ve seen a fair amount of cloud updates circling around the fashion industry, starting with the New York Times’ coverage of the next …
Pixability Raises $1M, Growing Online Video Marketing and Analysis
This afternoon video marketing company Pixabilty will announce it has secured $1 million in a round of funding. The financing round was led by the Launchpad Venture Group, and Berry Coffman will join Pixabilty’s board of directors. The sum raised will reportedly be …
This Week in Cybersecurity: From the Pentagon to HBGray
This past week has seen a lot of security news and developments, even beyond RSA 2011. However, our first update comes straight from the heart of the conference – today’s cyberwar keynote panel. The panel, which included former U.S. Secretary of Homeland …
Visualize This: Big Data’s Got Legs!
Google’s opening up its Public Data Explorer data visualization tool today, harping on a growing trend around data visualization and the utilization of large scale data markets. Google’s Explorer currently supports 27 datasets and more than 300 metrics including government debt levels, …
Indian Government Gains “Back Door” Access to Corporate BlackBerry E-Mails
And the BlackBerry saga lives on in international territories. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Indian federal home ministry is in talks with the country’s BlackBerry-supporting telecom service providers to give the government access to corporate emails sent and received via …
Cisco Rethinks Enterprise 2.0 Security at RSA 2011
Cisco’s Security Technology Business Unit VP and general manager Tom Gillis had a keynote yesterday in the RSA conference, where he discussed how “it’s time to rethink the entire system.” He noted this in context to today’s increased endpoint customization and virtualization …
Online Users Search for Health Information: Big Data to the Rescue
One of the greatest benefits to current big data trends is how it can help us all become healthier individuals. When it comes to healthcare, managing and sharing big data makes it easier for us to find the information we need, and …
RSA 2011: The Private Sector Armors Up, Adresses Cloud Security
This year’s RSA conference brought with it two major news breaks concerning IT and the cloud as a whole, starting with the military and deputy secretary of defense William Lynn. CNET notes that Lynn proposed in his keynote that the military …
MapQuest Takes on Android, but Can it Beat Google Maps?
The AOL-owned MapQuest today launched a new and free Android app, finally extending its support beyond iOS. The app features everything the iPhone version does, with the exception of a couple new features, all of which represent a serious development case for …